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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A tableland region of South America in southern Argentina and Chile extending from the Río Colorado to the Straits of Magellan and from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. The study of its indigenous inhabitants, the Tehuelche, and its unusual wildlife have attracted many scientific expeditions, including that of Charles Darwin (1831–1836).
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- proper noun A
geographical region in the southernSouth America , including the southern parts ofChile andArgentina
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
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Javiera Espinoza del consejo de la patagonia Chilena habla del nuevo documental Patagonia ¡Sin Represas! del realizador argentino Marcelo Viñas, gracias al patrocinio del Consejo de Defensa de la Patagonia y la fundación Pumalín que hace un seguimiento de las acciones emprendidas por un grupo de personas en contra de la construcción de mega hidroeléctricas, liderados por empresas como HidroAysén (sociedad Endesa
WN.com - Articles related to Montreal Shell refinery deadline looms 2010
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Ushuaia is in Patagonia, Argentina, and is the southernmost city in the world.
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Perhaps his best climb, however, came on the huge east pillar of FitzRoy in Patagonia in 1995, with 44 rope lengths of the highest difficulty.
Kurt Albert obituary Ed Douglas 2010
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Ushuaia is in Patagonia, Argentina, and is the southernmost city in the world.
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Patagonia is a geographic region containing the southernmost portion of South America.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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Patagonia is only one of thousands of manufacturers out there, and when you see when they give back millions, everyone should take notice as to how can they afford to do this in this economy?
Who Doesn't Shop Green? Tim Romano 2008
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The Western Mail seems to have some difficulties distinguishing Patagonia from the 'Welsh colony' Y Wladfa, and Y Wladfa from the actual area presently under threat from the Chaiten volcano, namely Cwm Hyfryd.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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The Welsh colony in Argentine Patagonia is basically the Province of Chubut, a region covering 224,686 km² (86,751 sq. miles).
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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My vote for Who's Been Nice goes to Doug and Kristine Tompkins for their conservation work in Patagonia, and specifically for the current actions surrounding the eco-political situation on the Rio Baker in Chile.
Fly Rod Giveaway! Tim Romano 2007
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A 90-million-year-old dinosaur recently discovered in Patagonia demonstrates that dromaeosaurs, carnivorous theropods that include Velociraptor, originated much earlier than previously thought.
Science News 2005
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